Today wasn’t about big wind shifts, or challenges in setting the course. It was all about the sailors, and making their own breaks. Less than half a dozen hours before racing was scheduled to start, most of the forecast models were showing conditions that would be adequate for competing, with a southwest breeze around seven […]
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“Yellow flag down and sound in 35 seconds” calls the timer. “Flag ready” “Sound ready” “Mark 2, six knots at two six zero”… “Mark 3, five knots at two five zero”… “Mark 4, six knots at two five five” different mark boats call out in succession across the VHF. The race officer extends his arm
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Kingston, Ontario, Canada Conditions were fairly unexceptional all day: plenty of wind, but not overpowering, with enough shifts to make things interesting. While there were a couple of oscillations that either required a moderate adjustment to the course axis, or reorienting the starting line, most of the difficulties faced by race committee today were induced
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Kingston, Ontario, Canada As anticipated, the wind started off a bit fresher today than our previous two days, with knot speeds in the mid to upper teens. It wasn’t survival conditions, but would at least give sailors a workout. The first rain shower slid off to the south of the race area, leaving behind moderately
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The second day of racing was almost a carbon copy of the first, except that the wind filled in with just a bit more strength for the second race, and the right side actually paid off on occasion! It wasn’t smooth sailing for everyone, but there was little drama to speak of. Also, sailors seemed
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The first day of competition in the 2019 Laser Radial Youth World Championships served up conditions that made life easy for Race Committee: enough wind to keep boats moving and only mild oscillations in direction. Providing a good bit of help, the modest current was working against the boats lining up to start. Or perhaps
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The 2019 edition of the ILCA Laser Radial Youth World Championships is set to get underway. 208 competitors from 32 countries have gathered together in Kingston, Ontario, Canada to compete for World titles in both boys and girls divisions. Sailors made their way through inspection over the past two days, some with relative ease, while
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[photos: Robert Hajduk] Going into the final day of the 2018 Laser Under-21 World Championships, there was only a two point difference between the top two sailors in each of the Standard and Radial classes. But only being able to drop one score meant that you couldn’t just worry about one other competitor. And every
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[photos: Robert Hajduk] At a quarter to 10 am, there was enough wind from the west to give RC some confidence in going out to the race area to begin the scheduled races on time. However once the signal boat was on station, the wind fell from around 8-10 knots down to 4-5 and then
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[photos: Robert Hajduk] In the Laser Standard class, it was the first day of the finals series. So the sailors have been split into gold and silver fleets for the last three scheduled days of racing. The Radial fleet continues as they have been sailing, with little separation in the standings near the top. And
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[photos: Robert Hajduk] The wind direction on day three seemed just as unpredictable as the day before, but somehow it didn’t feel quite so frustrating. Perhaps the sailors are starting to settle in. Race Committee also had a solid day with minimal problems. On this last day of the qualification series for the Standard men’s
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[photos: Robert Hajduk] There were very few smiling faces coming off the water today. It was late, and even if it wasn’t as physically demanding as it had been the day before, it seemed to be much more mentally challenging. “It was snakes and ladders out there,” remarked one sailor. “I never could figure out
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[photos: Robert Hajduk] Sailors were greeted this morning by 8 to 12 knots of wind under a low, grey sky and everything running smoothly on schedule. Boats were rigged and launched with sailors making their way to the course area under a comfortable reach. For some competitors, pre-race nerves were already beginning to ebb as
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[photos: Robert Hajduk] Over 200 Laser sailors from 46 countries passed through equipment inspection and are making final preparations to start their competition for the 2018 Laser Under-21 World Championships. In the Radial fleet, Polish sailor Magdalena Kwasna finished third in 2017 and should be a contender for another podium finish. Last year’s fourth place
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Zac Littlewood (Australia) is the new World Champion in the Laser Radial. [Photo: Sascha Klahn/Kieler Woche] Young, wild and successful Australia against Poland, young and wild vs experience: In the last two races of the Laser Radial Worlds, training partners again became competitors. Caelin Winchcombe (Australia) left the previous rough day behind. He was fully
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[Photo: Sascha Klahn / Kiel Week] Duel between Poland and Australia Whoever could manage the game with the waves and shifting winds the best and keep their concentration until the end, had a significant advantage on the fourth day of the Laser Radial World Championship. Two races on the inner course were sailed on Saturday.
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